Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-11-10
Hen. Iaekson,s Rnbel snreeL.

with the recent Grafton to JEFF Davis az
Macon Ga, that are significant Of the
real sentiments Of the leaders Of the
late rebellion, and of the encouragement
given to those ideas by the fayouteism
shown to cy-confederates hy President
Cleveland ia his foreign appointments
We have pretty full account Of the
whole performance, which in enthusiasm
left the Cleveland reception far behind,
and viii give our readers some choice
bits in the future This week we give
portion of the speech Of GEN Henry
jackson ex-minister to Mexico, one
Of Mr. Cleveland appointees. The
extract is not taken from Republican
paper but from an exchange published
at Birmingham, Ala IL is all they
print ~ Che speech and the part they
wish Is laud Il speaks for itself
Confederate Veterans stmd upon
the soil of Georgia, distinguished
Mississippian, who within life Of he
present generation was So called traitor
leaders Of the socallcd Lost Cumsc We
Confederate ycterans,rclic5 81 the armies
which fought For that cause, are hero 10
meet him. To move before him in pride
and pomp Of no Roman triumph il is
true. but bending our nccks to no Ro-
man yoke 81 subjugationby invitation of
the state of Georgia. aud speaking
through the duly empowered officials,
all have come Behold majestic truth
revealing herself. State sovereignty is
net deed
Georg.ais Che sovereign stilland calls
upon ler people Is glory with. her TO-
day Her glory is in her history and
her history is the memory of her dead,
aud this day is eousecratcd to her con
federatc dead They are guilty Of mo-
treason q her 10 whom, then, could
thoy be traitors2 Where shall Ne seek
their high sovereign Shall we find him
in tue federal constitutions Then
there was the sovereign smittcu to tho
earth by traitor hands, and tramplol in
the dust by traitors feet
DO We hold tAat mon who fought
against them were traitors? Not at ALL
The constitution was but a treaty be-
tseea high contracting sovereign partics
without one atom Of sovereignty in it,
self. Since with impmity. through
long aid painful years 81 agitation WAS
it broken by sovereign parties o. the
north They enacted into crime made
attempts of Federal power 70 force It's
'9eleea "l'ii'l 'iisH 0oHli1lo"s' a'a ~
W.; 800 i NJ - Y I.'Gu'''''...' II IA
,.ar.;a. II H.. .aaf, Ja'I;aa1 -,
tbeir royolntionsey Min ia rlacs ~ tbe
constitution. he COMPACT becoming thc
sovereign Of the north with numbers
overwhelming and material unbranded
made aggressive Np upon them to force
them 10 accept 1t and the world be told
tllat tle people o. tne sou'h ma9e war
- Fe'i'l ,uay ~, A'Iigan Si.':Iy t'''s /.
M .t 0'' t,.. (, III - ,'o
for winch we fought was only the pin
eipai o. government expressive enough
e meet requirements Oh @e"aeiNs
q..1; -
~ -, ' H.. ,.;tL ~ ~ 1Jg.J
IL canec5or,to bar@as moist w;tb to,rs
81 eonfederats widow aud o,phans east.
ward. Shall II continue to roll carving
with il the blessed light II christian
,.;,.i f;yot;,,r IN o,-ou,l tIo ,laho and Ga
snrajy d 4 moves Il .Lell brina ! 5ay
IF dna triumph II tbat triumphal
procession Abraham Lincoln shall NOT
move as riehtful president. but JcHcr-
sen Davis. so-called traitor leader % tbe
so-cailed Lost Cause We, as Coafed
crates, Gan echo from our hearts the
palfl9uc cfy ~ y custer, the gfeaI
American citizen but If the so.eallcd
new south be the base surrondcfer of
the oil false confessions. mcanly false.
Of shame in our past shame in our
sires, ehame 10 our dead which but TIE
ailllest fool con feel Then with all The
power given % as BY the God Of truth